Cooler With Occasional Light Rain Through Sunday
RADAR CHECK: Light rain is falling this morning over much of North, Central, and Southwest Alabama… otherwise the sky is cloudy with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Not a drought buster, but we will experience some badly needed rain across the Deep South today and over the weekend with periods of light rain. Rain amounts between now and Sunday evening will be around one inch for much of the state. And, we note temperatures will trend downward with highs in the 60s today. Communities across North Alabama will likely hold in the 50s tomorrow and Sunday with a cloudy sky.
NEXT WEEK: Monday will be dry, but more rain will move into the southern half of the state Tuesday, and we will mention some risk of rain statewide Wednesday through Friday. Seven day rain totals will range from around one inch for the Tennessee Valley, to 3-4 inches over South Alabama. Highs will be mostly in the 60s through the week… See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Periods of light rain are possible for the high school playoff games across the state tonight with temperatures hovering in the upper 50s and low 60s.
Tomorrow, Alabama travels to Lexington to take on Kentucky (11a CT kickoff). The sky will be mostly sunny with temperatures rising from near 52 at kickoff, to around 56 degrees by the final whistle.
UAB is also on the road; they will be in Annapolis MD play Navy (2:30p CT kickoff). It will be a great day for football; the sky will be sunny with temperatures falling from the mid 50s at kickoff, into the upper 40s by the fourth quarter.
Auburn will be in Fayetteville as they take on Arkansas (3:00p CT kickoff). The sky will be partly too mostly sunny with temperatures falling from the low 60s at kickoff, into the 50s by the fourth quarter.
TROPICS: A broad area of low pressure could form in the southwestern Caribbean Sea by the middle of next week. Some gradual development of this system is possible thereafter as it meanders over the southwestern Caribbean Sea. The rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet.
ON THIS DATE IN 1975: SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America’s Great Lakes, and she remains the largest to have sunk there. She was located in deep water on November 14, 1975, by a U.S. Navy aircraft detecting magnetic anomalies, and found soon afterwards to be in two large pieces.
ON THIS DATE IN 2002: Tornadoes in Alabama were responsible for twelve deaths. Some of the most significant damage was in Walker County; the Saragossa tornado, which killed eight, was on the ground for 73 miles, making it the fourth longest path length of any tornado in modern Alabama history at the time. The town of Carbon Hill was dealt a heavy blow. In June 2002, the town’s high school had burned to the ground. On this deadly night, an F3 tornado destroyed the town’s elementary school.
This was part of a regional tornado outbreak November 9-10, 2002… 76 tornadoes were reported in seventeen states. Of the 76 tornadoes, almost one out of every six was a killer, resulting in 36 fatalities.
Look for the next video briefing here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
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